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Classics

Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2022

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Overview

Ancient Greek and Latin have been taught at the University of Melbourne since its very foundation, and have been a core element of higher education for many centuries. The overall objective of the Classics program is to introduce students to key literary texts from classical antiquity (including history, drama, oratory, philosophy, epic, and lyric poetry), and to enable students to discover the many important contributions which reading ancient texts in the original languages can make to understanding both the ancient world and the Western tradition. A knowledge of Ancient Greek and Latin is also very useful for research and training in such related disciplines as biochemistry, medicine, the history and philosophy of science, archaeology, Biblical studies, history, philosophy, art history, Romance language studies, English literary studies, and music.

The Honours program is an advanced level of study designed to allow students to specialise their knowledge across one area of study. Applicants should have completed a major in Classics with an average of at least H2A (75%), or equivalent. Students accepted into the program undertake fourth-year level subjects and a short research thesis and must achieve honours-level grades (minimum 65%-H3) for each component of assessment in order to qualify for the award. The opportunity to specialise provides a strong foundation for the future direction of graduates, whether as a means of progressing to higher degree research in Arts at the Masters or PhD level, or improving the scope of employment options and professional advancement. Students with Honours from Melbourne Arts record exceptionally high rates of satisfaction with the professional and academic directions they pursue beyond graduation.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this Honours specialisation, students will be able to:

  • demonstrate advanced knowledge of the literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome through texts in the original ancient languages; and
  • display advanced skills and methodologies for the analysis of ancient cultures, and the linguistic analysis of Ancient Greek and Latin languages; and
  • understand modern critical frameworks for the study of Classics; and
  • develop and sustain an argument based on research.

Last updated: 3 May 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Students undertaking pure honours in Classics must complete:

  • Classics Thesis (50 points), consisting of subjects CLAS40036 Classics Thesis Part 1 and CLAS40037 Classics Thesis Part 2; and
  • ANCW40014 Research in Ancient World Studies (12.5 points); and
  • CLAS40038 CLAS40039 Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 1 & 2 (12.5 points); and
  • CLAS40040 CLAS40041 Latin Honours Seminar 1& 2 (12.5 points); and
  • One elective 4th-year ANCW subject (12.5 points)

There is no combined honours in classics.

Total 100 points 

Subject Options

Thesis:

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
CLAS40036 Classics Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 25
CLAS40037 Classics Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 25

Compulsory Subjects:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ANCW40014 Research in Ancient World Studies
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CLAS40038 Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 6.25
CLAS40039 Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 2
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 6.25
CLAS40040 Latin Honours Seminar 1
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 6.25
CLAS40041 Latin Honours Seminar 2
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 6.25

Electives (one of the following):

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ANCW40003 Archaeology of Complex Societies
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ANCW40012 The Roman Way of Life
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ANCW40001 Euripides, Seneca, and Mythmaking
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ANCW40007 Problems in Greek Prehistory
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ANCW40018 The Roman Countryside Not available in 2022 12.5
ANCW40015 Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome Not available in 2022 12.5
ANCW40019 Frontiers of the Greek World
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

Links

http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/students/honours

Last updated: 3 May 2024